Freedom First
Regular Member
I just posted this on a non-OC forum. They were discussing OC from the typical CC POV and I wanted to give them a different, non-personal idea for the benefits of OC. Enjoy.
Original post: "But, why give the BGs any warning? Carry concealed and don't let them know about it until they're staring down the muzzle."
Let's say you live in a nice community that is slowly being overrun by criminals from other areas. These criminals bring with them crime and a slow destruction of your community. They feel safe because there is little crime other than that which they bring themselves as they prey on you and yours. So, you sit and watch your community slowly degrades into a third world war zone.
But, seeing the problem, you decide to get a gun and a license from the state to carry it hidden on your person. So, now you're safe, right? Maybe. For now. And let's say that 1% of your community does the same. But here's the rub, the criminal sees none of this. They are unaware of the person or people in the nice community who have just decided to defend themselves because those very people, who see the problem and are willing to defend themselves, hide their firearms. So, end result: no real change for the community. Sure, a CCer might get to blow away a BG and that would make the news, but would the criminals really feel that unsafe that they will leave the nice community?
Let's look at another option. Instead of hiding your gun on your person and hoping to get to "suprise" the BGs, you openly carry that firearm. What changes? What if in your community, 1% began to OC? Would the BGs feel safe and welcome? Everywhere they look, they see someone who at best is an armed citizen or at worst is an off-duty police officer. Do they stay or look for greener pastures?
Original post: "But, why give the BGs any warning? Carry concealed and don't let them know about it until they're staring down the muzzle."
Let's say you live in a nice community that is slowly being overrun by criminals from other areas. These criminals bring with them crime and a slow destruction of your community. They feel safe because there is little crime other than that which they bring themselves as they prey on you and yours. So, you sit and watch your community slowly degrades into a third world war zone.
But, seeing the problem, you decide to get a gun and a license from the state to carry it hidden on your person. So, now you're safe, right? Maybe. For now. And let's say that 1% of your community does the same. But here's the rub, the criminal sees none of this. They are unaware of the person or people in the nice community who have just decided to defend themselves because those very people, who see the problem and are willing to defend themselves, hide their firearms. So, end result: no real change for the community. Sure, a CCer might get to blow away a BG and that would make the news, but would the criminals really feel that unsafe that they will leave the nice community?
Let's look at another option. Instead of hiding your gun on your person and hoping to get to "suprise" the BGs, you openly carry that firearm. What changes? What if in your community, 1% began to OC? Would the BGs feel safe and welcome? Everywhere they look, they see someone who at best is an armed citizen or at worst is an off-duty police officer. Do they stay or look for greener pastures?